Form 8-K

8-K — FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

Accession: 0000035527-26-000172

Filed: 2026-04-24

Period: 2026-04-21

CIK: 0000035527

SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2026

Fifth Third Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio 001-33653 31-0854434

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation) (Commission

File Number) (IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Fifth Third Center

38 Fountain Square Plaza , Cincinnati , Ohio 45263

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 972-3030

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below)

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading

Symbol(s) Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, Without Par Value FITB The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Depositary Shares Representing 1/1000th Ownership Interest in Share of

6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Rate NonCumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series I

FITBI The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of

6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class B Preferred Stock, Series A

FITBP The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Depositary Shares Representing a 1/1000th Ownership Interest in a Share of

4.95% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series K

FITBO The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Depositary Shares Representing a 1/40th Ownership Interest in a Share of

6.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series M

FITBM The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 21, 2026, Fifth Third Bancorp (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The results of shareholder voting on the proposals presented were as follows:

1. Election of sixteen members of the Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2027:

Number of Votes of Series A, Class B Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Shareholders”) and Common Shares Voting Together as a Class

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Vote

Timothy N. Spence

701,953,879

35,010,720

4,271,270

90,178,097

Nicholas K. Akins

704,264,839

32,570,030

4,401,000

90,178,097

Priscilla Almodovar

733,673,926

3,191,515

4,370,428

90,178,097

B. Evan Bayh III

720,698,469

16,099,034

4,438,366

90,178,097

Jorge L. Benitez

704,796,903

31,993,987

4,444,979

90,178,097

Katherine B. Blackburn

723,902,265

12,914,159

4,419,445

90,178,097

Linda W. Clement-Holmes

731,675,129

5,164,723

4,396,017

90,178,097

C. Bryan Daniels

732,701,830

4,118,270

4,415,769

90,178,097

Laurent Desmangles

727,591,790

8,759,328

4,884,751

90,178,097

Mitchell S. Feiger

731,401,017

5,413,611

4,421,241

90,178,097

Gary R. Heminger

714,048,949

22,764,769

4,422,151

90,178,097

Derek J. Kerr

734,381,415

2,429,031

4,425,423

90,178,097

Eileen A. Mallesch

730,257,257

6,596,172

4,382,440

90,178,097

Kathleen A. Rogers

732,168,463

4,677,790

4,389,616

90,178,097

Barbara R. Smith

733,909,953

2,912,386

4,413,530

90,178,097

Michael G. van De Ven

722,249,550

14,572,234

4,414,085

90,178,097

2. The ratification and appointment of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent external audit firm for Company for the year 2026 was approved by a vote of the common shareholders and the Preferred Shareholders of 783,792,162 votes for, 47,008,970 votes against, and 612,834 abstain, with no broker non-votes.

3. Executive compensation was approved by an advisory vote of the common shareholders and the Preferred Shareholders of 699,182,469 votes for, 39,949,231 votes against, and 2,104,169 abstain, with 90,178,097 broker non-votes.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP

(Registrant)

Date: April 24, 2026 By: /s/ CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ

Christian Gonzalez

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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